Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek vs Independence

A side-by-side comparison of Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek and Independence: population, income, housing, and more.

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek and Independence are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek has the higher population (2,963 vs 875 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($64,063 vs $55,556 in Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek). Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek has the higher median home value ($302,700 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
Population	2,963	875
Median age	41.2 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,556	$64,063
Median home value	$302,700	$268,400
Median gross rent	$2,510	$1,059
Housing units	1,220	417
Homeownership rate	82.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
Population	2,664 → 2,963 (+11.2%)	603 → 875 (+45.1%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $55,556 (-6.4%)	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$72,200 → $302,700 (+319.3%)	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $2,510 (+201.0%)	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)

Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek

Population

2,6642,963

Median household income

$59,375$55,556

Median home value

$72,200$302,700

Median gross rent

$834$2,510

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
Under 5	5.5%	10.2%
5 to 17	25.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.0%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	7.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	16.7%
75 and over	11.5%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	53.0%	64.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.8%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	40.0%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
No high school diploma	15.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	33.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
Drove alone	64.9%	71.7%
Carpooled	22.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	10.2%
Other means	0.3%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
1-unit, detached	47.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.5%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Dixon Lane-MeadowCreek	Independence
Poverty rate	10.3%	4.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1984	1957